Administration

Edward Steinfeld

Howard R. Swearer Director of the Thomas J. Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs
Dean's Professor of China Studies
Professor of Political Science
Director of the China Initiative

Areas of Interest: Political economy of contemporary China, political economy of global production and innovation, political economy of energy.

• +1 401 863 3596
• edward_steinfeld@brown.edu

Susan Moffitt

Director of Academic Programs
Associate Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs

Areas of Interest: Education policy, regulatory policy, health policy.

• +1 401 863 9335
• susan_moffitt@brown.edu

Geri Augusto

Senior Fellow in International and Public Affairs

Areas of Interest: Indigenous and other subjugated knowledge systems, science and technology policy in the Global South, Black transnationalism and history of black resistance (USA, Southern Africa, Brazil), critical black geographies, transformation of higher education systems.

• +1 401 863 9068
• geri_augusto@brown.edu

John Eason

Watson Family University Associate Professor of Sociology and International and Public Affairs

• john_eason@brown.edu

Rose McDermott

Director of Postdoctoral Program
David and Marianna Fisher University Professor of International Relations

Areas of Interest: International relations, American Foreign and Defense Policy, psychological aspects of decision-making, especially risk taking and emotion, gender, biological and genetic aspects of political attitudes and preferences, social identity, experiments, intelligence, cyber

• +1 401 863 2833
• rose_mcdermott@brown.edu

Susan Moffitt

Director of Academic Programs
Associate Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs

Areas of Interest: Education policy, regulatory policy, health policy.

• +1 401 863 9335
• susan_moffitt@brown.edu

David Polatty

Senior Fellow in International and Public Affairs
Director, Military Fellows Program

Areas of Interest: Military planning, strategy development, humanitarian response, human security, leadership.

• +1 401 863 6789
• david_polatty@brown.edu

Edward Steinfeld

Howard R. Swearer Director of the Thomas J. Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs
Dean's Professor of China Studies
Professor of Political Science
Director of the China Initiative

Areas of Interest: Political economy of contemporary China, political economy of global production and innovation, political economy of energy.

• +1 401 863 3596
• edward_steinfeld@brown.edu